2020 Brooks saddles, a question on hide quality.

[I like Skol]

The 16 year old saddle took 1000 miles to really break in but has performed well in the last 49000

1000 miles, just few months then?

Can I take this opportunity to say my Charge Spoon saddles have been comfy from day one and continued upto 20,000 miles before being relegated to a second bike.

 

[gizmo1994]

Hi OP. I possibly live fairly near you in Poitou-Charentes and I have 3 Brooks B17s if you would like to have a look at them. 2 are 3 years old and the other one I have just bought and it is waiting to be fitted. You are welcome to inspect if you wish.

 

[randynewmanscat]

Hi OP. I possibly live fairly near you in Poitou-Charentes and I have 3 Brooks B17s if you would like to have a look at them. 2 are 3 years old and the other one I have just bought and it is waiting to be fitted. You are welcome to inspect if you wish.

That is an extremely interesting offer to see on a sunny Sunday morning. How many hours south or west or south west from Poitiers are you?

 

[gizmo1994]

That is an extremely interesting offer to see on a sunny Sunday morning. How many hours south or west or south west from Poitiers are you?

1 hour south of Poitiers near Chef-Boutonne. Shame, we are often in Poitiers. Our son has his university flat there but he they are all studying from home at the moment.

 

[randynewmanscat]

You are about 110km from chez moi, after the covid has done with us all we should meet up for a ride and a natter if you find yourself with free time.

 

[gizmo1994]

You are about 110km from chez moi, after the covid has done with us all we should meet up for a ride and a natter if you find yourself with free time.

Sounds good. Can I DM you if we find ourselves heading to Poitiers in the next few weeks? We need to check the flat every now and then, we could meet - maybe from a distance - somewhere. As long as we're back before curfew.

 

[randynewmanscat]

Cheapest I have seen, if they get a restock and if the price does not bump up.

 

[randynewmanscat]

Sounds good. Can I DM you if we find ourselves heading to Poitiers in the next few weeks? We need to check the flat every now and then, we could meet - maybe from a distance - somewhere. As long as we're back before curfew.

Yes we can, I will look out for your DM. Not been to Poitiers since late 2019.

 

[mickthepump]

I started riding bikes with Brooks saddles 65 years ago, the first was a Brookes Swift saddle and that was on a Falcon, about 4 years later I changed the bike to a Doors Domino and put the Brooks Swift saddle onto that of which I rode till I joined the forces in the late 60s. And I still own 4 Brooke saddles today. x2 B17s a Brookes professional sect and a Brookes Carrabin, the latter I think is rubbish.

 

[FishFright]

U.K. cows are slaughtered early, hangover from BST, so the newer Brooks saddles are thinner and softer than before.

 

[Drago]

Can I take this opportunity to say my Charge Spoon saddles have been comfy from day one and continued upto 20,000 miles before being relegated to a second bike.

Urrggh! I find sitting on a real spoon more comfortable.

As regard Brooks bum perches, I'm of the alternative, sensible school of thought, that says the saddle doesn't break in - your arriss simply gets used to sitting on a piece of thick, mis-shapen leather.